What is a Decanter?

A Decanter is used to ‘decant’ a wine or spirit from a bottle, where it may have sediment, to a more aesthetically pleasing container – a Decanter. Wines are more likely to have sediment than spirits, although spirits arguably stay on display for longer. This makes the decision for having a range of different Decanters more plausible.

Glass and Crystal Decanters

Because Decanters have a reasonable area of engraving space, they are very widely used as presentation pieces. Naturally, ‘Fully Cut’ Decanters are not suitable for engraving, but make good ad-hoc Gifts. Glass Decanters and Crystal Glass Decanters (those without any cutting) can be engraved on any or all four sides. Crystal Decanters are made from 24% Lead Crystal and are hand or machine cut, leaving a single side free of cutting and therefore suitable for Crystal Engraving.

Decanters, like all Glassware and Crystal, benefit from an engraving having a design to accompany the words. Words alone on an engraved piece of glass or crystal look ‘flat’ – add a design and it ‘lifts’ the whole engraving.

Decanters look superb when presented in a satin lined box and all of The Glass Engravers Websites offer this form of packaging. A club or corporate body may elect to have their crest or logo hot foil blocked on the lid of the box, making the presentation very special.

The Decanter is a superb website, where one can learn about wine, with current news about new wines and decanting wines.